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Prescription drugs. he's scheduled to appear in court next month. in the meantime woods says he will continue to work on health issues. and nba super star kevin durant is reportedly taking a huge pay cut to help keep key players for the champion golden state warriors. according to espn durant is expected to sign a two-year, $53 million contract, that's a pay cut of $9 million for the finals' mvp. the move reportedly gave the warriors room to sign andre iguodala and shawn livingston for three more years. it comes after the team signed a blockbuster deal with star steph curry worth $201 millio...

Family of the late eric garner as they met with the justice department officials to discuss the ongoing federal investigation into his death. the meeting came amid several developments this week in the ongoing debate about race and policing. we saw graphic dash cam footage of motorist philando castile's final moments just days after a jury acquitted the minnesota police officer that killed him. we heard police audio of the fatal encounter between seattle law enforcement and sharlena lyles a pregnant single mother struggling with mental health issues. we learned that the parents of michael brow...

New role in the fight against isis. they are patrolling the syrian, turkish border trying to keep the peace between u.s. allies that don't really like each other. there's been recent conflicts between the two. air strikes killed about two dozen kurdish fighters. turkey's president said he is concerned about the u.s. patrols. he plans to bring it up when he meets with president trump next month. we learned more than 350 civilians in iraq and syria were unintentionally killed by coalition air strikes aimed at isis between august 2014 and tend of last month. a report says 42 incidents are still...

Straightforward. your security clearance does not go with you when you leave government. so if he left in august 2014, even if he re-upped it for a maximum of two years, that is august 2016, well into the campaign. plenty of time to say, okay, if we're looking at you to be the national security adviser, advising the president on everything from sanctions to human rights issues, that he should be re-investigated, declare all of his payments. that should have been part of the conversation then. so what this points to is that the white house not only neglected the background briefing process, the...

>> it doesn't seem to be. actually it points to what we've all suspected, that this is an administration that was simply not prepared to run government. you don't have people in key positions at the pentagon, at the state department, and clearly vetting wasn't done for senior people who are in the white house. the process alone is pretty straightforward. your security clearance does not go with you when you leave government. so if he left in august 2014, even if he re-upped it for a maximum of two years, that is august 2016, well into the campaign. plenty of time to say, okay, if we're looking...